homework
Automata Artist Highlight: Rob Higgs
Rob Higgs is a mechanical sculptor from the UK who uses found materials and encourages physical interaction with his artwork. He is an automata maker and inventor.
HPI – Tell me what shows to watch
Voting results: 2 of the days had no votes, only the first day had more than one. 1 – Dexter, Misfits 2 – Game of Thrones 3 – 60 Minutes 6 – Comedy Bang! Bang! 7 – Downton Abbey
Unexpected behavior from the “similar users” section of OkCupid
I stumbled upon some unexpected behavior from the “similar users” section of OkCupid. It is possible, starting at a gay man’s profile and navigating to a “similar user”, to end up at a straight man’s profile (by way of a
Fortune Telling Robot Arm
I worked with Will to program this robot arm to predict your fortune – nods ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
Social glitch with OkCupid
OkCupid has a feature to see when others have visited your profile. The intention for this feature is to see who is checking you out. I will be using it differently. I launch OkCupid and open the profiles for the
My topic for the Temporary Expert class
My topic for the Temporary Expert class (at NYU ITP): Trolls
Light Strings Digital Prototype
This prototype was meant to simulate the projected strings between tables and what happens when you “pluck” them (walk across). The movement and sound were easier to adjust with this prototype. Made with openFrameworks.
Star Trek – Red Alert
In Star Trek, the actors would shift back and forth when the ship was supposed to be under attack. This program uses TSPS to tell when the user is making sudden movements and then activates red alert; when the user
TSPS computer vision with people recognized as circles
Using TSPS/OpenCV for computer vision and OpenFrameworks for graphics, this prototype represents the people it recognizes with circles and scales the radius according to the person’s velocity. Assignment – build a prototype that is many-to-one interactive: at least three people